https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl Made with whimsy en-us 2016-09-21 17:07:50 UTC 2026-02-05 19:26:49 UTC hello@padlet.com 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125494180 Document B is a medieval map from Spain also known as the Catalan Atlas. It was drawn in 1375 by mapmaker Abraham Cresques.]]> 2016-09-21 17:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125494180 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125495596 2016-09-21 17:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125495596 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125495682 Both The Huffington Blog post and Document B depict Mansa Musa as a rich man who was in control of many things. A camel is shown in the bottom left corner of the map, possible displaying his heavy control of trade.]]> 2016-09-21 17:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125495682 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125496313 We do believe that Document B fairly portrays Mansa Musa. It shows him as being the center of everything, and having a large amount of money within his empire. ]]> 2016-09-21 17:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125496313 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125496918 2016-09-21 17:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125496918 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125497324 Al-Umari was an Arab historian from Damascus, Syria. We do not believe his take is a reliable source, as he wrote this based on other people's tales and points of view. Their stories could have been twisted or dramatized. ]]> 2016-09-21 17:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125497324 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125498755 Both The Huffington Blog and the map from Document B painted Mansa Musa in a more positive light. Document B blamed him for the fall of the empire due to his giving of gold. ]]> 2016-09-21 17:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125498755 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125499455 Abu described Mansa Musa as a gracious and kind man at first meeting him, but later went on to say that he was too dedicated to his religion to speak to him in his native tongue or listen to others, due to his dedication to the pilgrimage. Mansa Musa was described as extremely opulent .]]> 2016-09-21 17:22:57 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125499455 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125501008 This could be accurate, as Mansa Musa was definitely rich enough to be able to give others unworked gold and money. Again, it was told in other's point of views, of those who actually met him, so their stories could be accurate.]]> 2016-09-21 17:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125501008 873271 https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125501825 We believe that he could very well have been the richest person ever. All of the articles, although some depict him more negative than others, share the common idea that he was ridiculously rich and powerful. ]]> 2016-09-21 17:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/873271/dxqmp7y6iuhl/wish/125501825